Seared Tuna Salad

Seared Tuna Salad is a fresh, delicious salad that can be on the table in just 15 minutes. Sushi-grade, seared tuna on top of a bed of kale, cabbage, and carrots with sliced avocados and a delicious Asian dressing.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2

Total Time 12

Course healthy lunch, lunch, Salad

Cuisine American, asian

Servings people

Ingredients

1 lb sushi grade tuna
2 cups kale, washed and cut into smaller pieces
1 cup slaw mix or shredded cabbage and carrots
1 avocado, thinly sliced
3 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tsp honey
1/2 tbsp ginger paste
1 clove of garlic, minced
3 tsp soy sauce
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
sesame seeds
fried wonton strips

Instructions

For the salad:

Mix together the vinaigrette. Add 2 tsp of sesame oil, the rice wine vinegar, lime juice, honey, ginger, soy sauce, olive oil, salt, and pepper together and stir well. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of kale with 1 cup of slaw mix (or shredded cabbage and carrots).

For the tuna:

Heat a skillet or grill over high heat.
Coat the tuna in a couple of tbsp of soy sauce and then a nice coating of salt, pepper, and sesame seeds.
When the skillet is smoking, add a little sesame oil and carefully add the tuna steaks cooking them on each side until just browned - about 15-30 seconds.
Remove tuna from skillet and slice it thinly cutting against the grain.

To assemble salad:p

Slice an avocado into thin slices.
Toss the salad with the dressing and add a heaping serving of the greens to a plate. Top with the sliced avocado, sliced tuna, and some crunchy wonton strips.

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